Definitions for underworldˈʌn dərˌwɜrld

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underworld(noun)

the criminal class

Hell, Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld(noun)

(religion) the world of the dead

"No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"-Theognis

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underworld(Noun)

That part of society that is engaged in crime or vice.

underworld(Noun)

The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.

Underworld(Noun)

A name for the realm of ancestors in Heathenry.

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Underworld(noun)

the lower of inferior world; the world which is under the heavens; the earth

Underworld(noun)

the mythological place of departed souls; Hades

Underworld(noun)

the portion of the world which is below the horizon; the opposite side of the world; the antipodes

Underworld(noun)

the inferior part of mankind

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Underworld

The underworld or netherworld is thought to be deep underground or beneath the surface of the world in most religions and mythologies. Typically it is a place where the souls of the recently departed go, an afterlife or a realm of the dead. Chthonic is the technical adjective for things of the underworld.